a sexual position when the male is underneath, lying on his back, face facing upwards with his legs wide open and his erect penis upright. the girl then sits upright on his pelvis with his erect penis into her vagina opening. this sexual position is called the feather. it is not known why but said to have originated from the greek term 'floath' or 'to float'. a reason why this sexual position could be called this as it feels so good, as if your floating and you can feel the fluff on the opposite sexes genitals.